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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Who wants a lead sleeve in their coffin so that the rats don't get to him?
(a) Baker.
(b) Barkovitch.
(c) Pearson.
(d) Garraty.

2. What causes Garraty to receive his second warning in Chapter 11?
(a) Stopping for a bowel movement.
(b) Falling asleep.
(c) Tripping and trying to get back up.
(d) Helping Scramm.

3. Who is the Walker who hasn't talked to anyone in two hours nor touched his canteen in Chapter 9?
(a) Pearson.
(b) Olson.
(c) Scramm.
(d) McVries.

4. According to Pearson, who wants to be hurt?
(a) McVries.
(b) Abraham.
(c) Baker.
(d) Barkovitch.

5. Who is Garraty's mother's friend who tries to talk him out of the race and what does he do for a living?
(a) Dr. Gerard, pediatrician.
(b) Mr. Fields, lawyer.
(c) Dr. Patterson, diagnostician.
(d) Mr. McBain, school principal.

Short Answer Questions

1. Baker talks about which of his aunts with the others?

2. In Chapter 9, the word is that the walk is going to go as far as where?

3. What did Barkovitch used to carry around at high school for protection?

4. What is Scramm most likely ill with?

5. According to Stebbins, the average housewife walks how many miles a day without realizing it?

Short Essay Questions

1. When Garraty resumes walking in Chapter 13, why does he feel resentful?

2. What does McVries compare the walk to in Chapter 14?

3. Why does McVries pull Garraty away from his girlfriend?

4. What fear does Garraty begin obsessing over in Chapter 15, thanks to Stebbins, and why does it upset him so?

5. Why does Garraty want to see Barkovitch in Chapter 14?

6. When the Walkers reach the 115-mile mark at the beginning of Chapter 9, what locations do they still have ahead of them and in what direction are they headed?

7. How does Barkovitch die?

8. In Chapter 15, who is the Vegas favorite? What are his odds and why does it look like Vegas may be right?

9. Explain Parker's analogy about crackers and how they compare to the Walkers.

10. What does Stebbins mean when he says to Garraty, "Maybe it's your edge"?

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